Stay ConnectedBoring Books for Bedtime is a weekly, ad-free, AI-free sleep podcast in which we calmly, quietly read something rather boring to silence the brain chatter keeping you awake. Think Aristotle, Thoreau, and whoever wrote the 1897 Sears Catalog—mostly nonfiction, mostly old, a perfect balance of vaguely-but-not-too interesting.
If you’re on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read you to rest.
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This week, let's continue our sleepy stroll through history's halls and relax with nomadic wanderers, seafarers, and the ever-shifting conquerors of the Cradle of Civilization. Dreamy!
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Read "A Short History of the World" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35461
Music: "Cosmic Tingles" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY
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Tonight, let's continue sifting through the sleepy history of the staff of life, including Greek myths, Pompeii's ruins, Chinese threshing, and chapati's role in revolution.
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Read "The History of Bread" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53219
Music: "Peace" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY
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This week, let's enjoy a renaissance of relaxation with the thoughts on Erasmus. This dense mix of social commentary and satire is the perfect solution for sleep.
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Read "In Praise of Folly" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30201
Music: "Dream Colours" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY
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This week, let's float away on gentle waves with this exploration of our oceans. It's a lovely dip into marine science—some good, some…not, and all sleep-inducing.
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Read "The Book of the Ocean" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56311
Music: "Ocean Tapping" by PCIII, licensed under CC BY
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Let's relax and sleep with a lengthy paean of praise written after the death of Thoreau by his contemporary, friend and worshipful admirer, Ralph Waldo Emerson. As obituaries go, it's...a lot.
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Read "Excursions" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9846
Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
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Let's relax with one of the dullest things ever read on this podcast. Like all IRS Publications, it's 50% information, 50% references to other publications, and 100% mind-numbing boredom. Which is why you're here, after all. Enjoy!
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Music by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com)
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Let's relax and sleep with a classic of character conventions. This work may be millennia old, but you will definitely recognize these people. If you stay awake past the very long intro, that is.
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Read "The Characters of Theophrastus" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58242
Music: "earth 2 earth," by PCIII, licensed under CC BY
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Let's relax with a browse through the Millinery Department, and marvel at the most beautiful, stylish and economical hats ever offered to the public. At such low prices, resistance is futile.
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Music: "Heaven Be Here" by PCIII, licensed under CC BY
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Let's continue our relaxing journey through Scotland with Dr. Johnson, and learn all about cattle, kelp and the customary duties of the laird. Tha mi sgith!
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Read "Journey to the Western Islands" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2064
Music: "Chrystalis," by Sounds Like An Earful (https://soundslikeanearful.com/)
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Let's return to Aristotle's sleep-inducing treatise on the animal world and his very, very detailed description of the human body, plus...elephants!
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Read "History of Animals" at Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59058
Music: "Ocean Tapping" by PC III, licensed under CC BY-NC
If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, boringbookspod.com.
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